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Leroy Sane named PFA Young Player of the Year

Sun 22 Apr 2018, 11:03 PM

PRIZE GUY: Leroy Sane with his PFA award

City winger Leroy Sane has won the coveted PFA Young Player of the Year award for his dazzling 2017/18 campaign.

The 22-year-old beat off competition from team-mates Ederson and Raheem Sterling, along with Harry Kane (Tottenham), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) and Marcus Rashford (United) to land the award that is voted for by fellow professional players.

Sterling came in third place in the voting.

This is the first time a City player has won the award for 42 years - Peter Barnes landed it in 1975/76 - and Sane is the first German to hold the honour.

“I’m absolutely delighted to have won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award," Sane said.

Sane joined City from Schalke in summer 2016 and after taking a few months to adjust to Premier League life, the winger's Blues career took flight just before Christmas and he went on to score nine goals in all competitions by the end of the campaign.

His rapid development has continued this season, with the PFA award recognition of his abilities. A bright Blue future awaits.

Nominees for the Young Player award must be 23 or younger at the start of the season.

Meanwhile, Keira Walsh was runner up in the Women's Young Player of the Year, with Ellie Roebuck in third place. Bristol City's Lauren Hemp won the award.

In the men's Player of the Year award, Kevin De Bruyne was runner up to Mo Salah.